Alder Grange School

Secondary
Local authority maintained
Ages 11 to 18

Report card: Needs attention to expected standard

Calder Road, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 8HWOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Alder Grange School is a secondary school in Rossendale for ages 11 to 18. It is one of the 692 schools in Lancashire. It ranks 68th of 81 secondary schools in Lancashire. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in March 2026.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 10 March 2026, report published 9 June 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

Inclusion: Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
Achievement: Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard
Leadership and governance: Expected standard
Post-16 provision: Expected standard
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25

138 pupils in the year group

Attainment 8 score37.0

37.0, 9.1 below the England average of 46.1.

Grade 5 or above in English and maths25.4%

25.4%, 20 percentage points below the England average of 45.4%.

Grade 4 or above in English and maths50%

50%, 14.8 percentage points below the England average of 64.8%.

Pupils entering the EBacc8%

8%, 32.5 percentage points below the England average of 40.5%.

EBacc average point score3.00

3.00, 1.09 below the England average of 4.09.

A level results (key stage 5), 2024/25

65 students

Average point score per A level entry26.71

26.71, 8.29 below the England average of 35.00.

Average A level grade C-, England average B-

Pupil numbers and mix

899 pupils on roll, with places for 902

Eligible for free school meals21.8%

21.8%, 4.7 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language4%

4%, 17.6 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support13.2%

13.2%, 1.6 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan6.6%

6.6%, 0.6 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near Alder Grange School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy	1 mile	Ofsted: Requires improvement	Attainment 8: 35.3
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School	2 miles	Ofsted: Inadequate	Attainment 8: 73.3
The Valley Leadership Academy	2 miles	Report card: Needs attention to expected standard	Attainment 8: 32.6
Haslingden High School and Sixth Form	2 miles	Report card: Expected standard to strong standard	Attainment 8: 44.2
The Hollins	4 miles	Ofsted: Good	Attainment 8: 40.7

School details

School type: Community school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 11 to 18
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: Yes
Headteacher: Mrs Joanna Griffiths
Phone: 01706223171
Website: aldergrange.com (opens in a new tab)
Address: Calder Road, Rawtenstall, Rossendale, BB4 8HW
Local authority: Lancashire
URN: 119722

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.